Make your own Irish Coffee and Iced Coffee: With instant coffee, ice cream or with a shot
It's an absolute classic in ice cream parlors, but it also provides a delicious refreshment at home and revives tired minds: iced coffee. Thanks to its countless variations, it can be adapted to any taste and even prepared using a variety of methods.
Here we show you how to make the perfect iced coffee at home, what ingredients you need and how to prepare it particularly quickly and easily.
The ingredients for a classic iced coffee are simple. Traditionally, it usually consists of
- strong coffee or espresso,
- one or more scoops of vanilla ice cream,
- a dash of milk,
- a layer of whipped cream, dusted with cocoa if desired.
First, brew the coffee or espresso and stir in a little sugar, if desired, while it's still warm. Then chill for at least 30 minutes. Prepare a large glass and fill it with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream.
Now fill the rest of the glass with the cold coffee. If the coffee is still too strong for you, mix in a little more milk. Finally, top up the rest of the glass with cream – preferably whipped yourself. If that's too much work for you, you can use whipped cream instead. Finally, add a little cocoa powder, and your homemade iced coffee is ready!
The café frappé originated in Greece, where it was first created by Dimitrios Vakondios in 1957, purely by chance. The uniqueness of the café frappé lies in its use of instant coffee as its base ingredient. Today, the café frappé is prepared in many different ways; in Greece, it is traditionally enjoyed with or without sugar and with or without milk. The instant coffee is first frothed until cold, then ice cubes are added. Pour everything into a large glass and top with a straw, and the uncomplicated, refreshing café frappé is ready.
These are the ingredients that end up in the glass one after the other:
- About two fingers wide of water mixed with instant coffee powder.
- Add two tablespoons of sugar, then froth everything with a small milk frother. The foam should fill at least the bottom third of the glass.
- Add some ice cubes, then fill the second third of the glass with milk.
- Fill the last third with water.
- Stir everything, done.
Cold brew is a bit more elaborate than classic iced coffee and is primarily for true coffee lovers. Thanks to its special preparation method, it tastes very refreshing and fruity, as it contains around 70 percent less acid and bitterness than classic coffee. Here's how cold brew works:
- Coarsely grind 100 g of coffee and mix with 1 l of water, then stir.
- Cover the mixture in a container and let it sit in the refrigerator for at least twelve hours.
- Then filter the cold extracted coffee with a normal hand filter.
- The cold brew is now ready – it can be enjoyed either neat or spiced up with fruit juices and ice cubes.
For coffee enthusiasts, the bitter Espresso Tonic is definitely worth a try. It consists primarily of two ingredients: tonic water and espresso. Here's how to recreate this cult drink at home:
- Fill a long drink glass with enough ice cubes.
- Add 180 ml of tonic water.
- Add 60 ml of freshly aromatic espresso.
- Be careful when pouring the liquids. This prevents them from mixing, preserves the espresso's crema, and creates a visually attractive separation between the individual layers.
Particularly simple and incredibly refreshing: brewed coffee in ice cubes. If you don't feel like mixing a classic iced coffee, you can also try the following recipe, which saves a lot of work:
- Brew coffee or espresso as usual and let it cool.
- Pour the cold coffee into an ice cube tray and freeze it in the freezer.
- For a quick iced coffee, simply put some coffee ice cubes in a glass and pour milk over it – done.
Another iced coffee variation that's perfect for the evening hours is iced coffee with a shot. This can be varied as desired, but for a slightly alcoholic note, liqueurs like Baileys, Kahlúa, or various almond, coffee, and whiskey cream liqueurs are suitable. The well-known Irish coffee over ice is also a great option and is mixed as follows:
- 30 ml chilled espresso
- 15 ml Kahlúa
- 35 ml whiskey
- 5–10 ml sugar syrup
- Shake everything in a cocktail shaker and serve over ice with a sprig of peppermint – your cool coffee drink is ready.
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